Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Respondent: PHILLIP HENLEY, D/B/A B AND P ENTERPRISES OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC.
Judges: SUZANNE F. HOOD
Agency: Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: May 14, 2009
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.
Latest Update: Apr. 26, 2010
Summary: The issues are as follows: (a) whether Respondents each engaged in the unlicensed practice of contracting as defined in Sections 489.105(3) and 489.105(6), Florida Statutes (2006), in violation of Section 489.127(1)(f), Florida Statutes (2006); (b) whether Respondents each engaged in the unlicensed practice of electrical contracting as defined by Sections 489.505(9) and 489.505(12), Florida Statutes (2006), in violation of Section 489.531(1), Florida Statutes (2006); and (c) if so, what penalty
Summary: The issues are as follows: (a) whether Respondents each engaged in the unlicensed practice of contracting as defined in Sections 489.105(3) and 489.105(6), Florida Statutes (2006), in violation of Section 489.127(1)(f), Florida Statutes (2006); (b) whether Respondents each engaged in the unlicensed practice of electrical contracting as defined by Sections 489.505(9) and 489.505(12), Florida Statutes (2006), in violation of Section 489.531(1), Florida Statutes (2006); and (c) if so, what penalty should be imposed.Both Respondents violated Sections 489.127(1)(f) and 489.531(1), Florida Statutes. Recommend a total administrative fine of $11,000 against each Respondent in addition to costs.
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FILED
Ganartment of Susiness od Profesional Reputation
Beputy Aganoy Clerk
CLERK Brandon Nichols
Date 3/3/2009
File #
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,
Petitioner,
Case No. 2006-051635
2008-053153
PHILLIP HENLEY,
d/b/a B & P ENTERPRISES OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC.,
Respondent.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
Petitioner, Department of Business and Professional
Regulation, files this Administrative Complaint Against
Respondent, PHILLIP HENLEY, d/b/a B & P ENTERPRISES OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA,
1.
INC., and alleges:
Petitioner is the state agency charged with regulating
the practice of contracting and elé@ctrical contracting pursuant
to Section 20.165, Flotida Statutes, and. Chapters 455 and 489,
Florida Statutes.
2.
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation
has jurisdiction over the unlicensed practice of contracting and
slectrinal contracting pursuant te Seetion 455.228, FPlorida
Statutes.
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3. At no material time was Respondent PHILLIP HENLEY duly
registered or certified to engage in the practice of contracting
ex electrical contracting pursuant to Chapter 489, Plorida
Statutes.
4, At no material time was Respondent B & P ENTERPRISES
OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. duly registered or certified to engage
in the practice of contracting or electrical contracting
pursuant to Chapter 489, Florida Statutes.
5. The address of record for Respondent PHILLIP HENLEY is
$209 SW US 221, Greenville, Florida 32331.
6. On or about August 16, 2006, Respondent entered into a
contract with Complainants Nate and Carla Denise Adams (“Adams”)
to perform remodeling work at theix residence in Tallahassee,
Florida, for a contract price of $5,234.50.
7. The scope of the above mentioned work in paragraph six
(6) included the removal and replacement of drywall and tile
flooring, plumbing work, and rerouting electrical wiring.
8. For the above mentioned work in paragraphs six (6) and
seven (7), Respondent was paid $700.00 in cash advances, as
referenced by Respondent’s September 14, 2006 invoice.
9. Adams alleges ‘that because Respondent’s work was
substandard, they subsequently had to hire contractors and an
electrician to complete and correct the job.
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10. The replacement work that was required as described in
paragraph nine (9) included. $475.00 in electrical repairs by
Charlie James, as referenced by receipt number 037602 on June 6,
2007; $1,432.78 in plumbing repairs by Reto-Rooter Flumbers, as
referenced by invoice number 157658 on September 8, 2007; and
$500.00 in flooring repairs by James Butler on September 14,
2007, for a total sum of $2,407.78.
11. Seetion 489.113(2), Florida Statutes, provides that
“no persen who is not certified or registered shall practice
contracting in this state.”
12, Section 489.127(1) (£), Florida Statutes, provides that
“no person shall engage in the business or act in the capacity
of a contractor or advertise himself or herself or a business
organization . . . without being duly registered or certified or
having a certificate of authority.”
13. Section 489.105(3), Florida Statutes, provides that a
“contractor” is a “[plerson who, for compensation, undertakes
to, submits a bid to, or does himself or herself or by others
construct, repair, alter, xvemodel, add to, demolish, subtract
from, or improve any building or structure, including related
improvements to real estate, for others or for resale to others;
and whose job scope is substantially similer to the job scape
described in one of the subsequent paragraphs of this
subsection.”
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14. Section 489.105(6), Florida Statutes, provides that
"T[t]he attempted sale of contracting services and the
negotiation or bid for a4 cGontract on thesé services also
constitutes contracting.”
15. By contracting for and/or the performance of the work
described above, Respondent engaged in the practice of
contracting pursuant to Sections 489.105(3) and 489.105(6),
Florida Statutes.
16, Section 489,531(1), Florida Statutes, provides that a
person may not practice contracting or advertise himself or a
business organization as available to engage in electrical or
alarm system contracting unless the person is certified or
registered to do so.
17. Section 489.505(9), Florida Statutes, provides that
“contracting” means engaging in the business as a contractor or
performing electrical or alarm work for compensation and
includes performance of any act outlined in Section 489.505(12),
Florida Statutes, including the attempted sale of contracting
services and the negotiation or bid for a contract on these
services.
18. Section 489.505(12), Florida Statutes, provides that
an "electrical contractor" or an "unlimited electrical
contractor" is “a person who conducts business in the electrical
trade field and who has the experience, knowledge atid skill te
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install, repair, alter, add to, or cGesign . . . electrical
wiring, fixtures, appliances, apparatus, raceways, conduit, or
any part thereof, which generates, transmits, transforms or
utilizes electrical energy in any form."
19. By contracting for and/or the performance of the work
described above, Respondent engaged in the practice of
electrical contracting pursuant to Sections 489.505(9) and
489.505(12), Florida Statutes.
COUNT ONE
20. Petitioner realleges and incorporates by reference the
allegations set forth in paragraphs one (1) through nineteen
(19) as though fully set forth herein.
21. Based upon the facts set forth above, Respondent
violated Section 489.127(1)(f), Florida Statutes, in one or more
of the following ways:
(a) By engaging in the unlicensed practice of
contracting as defined by Section
489.105(3), Florida Statutes;
(p) By engaging in the unlicensed practice of
contracting as defined by Section
489.105(6), Florida Statutes.
22. Based on the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
489.127(4) (f), Florida Statutes, by engaging in the business or
acting in the capacity of a contractor, or advertising himself
or a. business organization as available to engage in the
business or to act in the capacity of a contractor, without
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being duly registered or certified or having a certificate of
authority.
COUNT TWO
23. Petitioner realleges and incorporates by reference the
allegations set forth in paragraphs one (1) through nineteen
(13) as though fully set forth herein.
24. Based upon the facts set forth above, Respondent
violated Section 489.531(1), Florida Statutes, in one or more of
the following ways:
(a) By submitting a bid to perform electrical
Services as defined by Section 489,505(9),
Florida Statutes;
(6b) By engaging in the business or acting in the
capacity of an electrical contractor as
defined by Section 489.505(12), Florida
Statutes;
25. Based upon the foregoing, Respondent violated Section
483.931(1), Florida Statutes, by engaging in the practice of
electrical contracting, or advertising himself or a business
organization as available to engage in the business or to act in
the capacity of an e@lectrical contractor, without being duly
registered or certified or having a certificate of authority.
WHEREFORE, Petitioner respectfully requests that a Final
Order be entered imposing one or more of the following
penalties: an administrative fine not to.excsed $10,000.00 per
incident for Chapter 489 Part I, Plorida Statutes, violations;
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$5,000.90 per incident for Chapter 489 Part JI, Florida
Statutes, violations; assessment of costs related to the
investigation and prosecution of the case (excluding costs
associated with an attorney’s time); and/or any other relief the
Department is authorized te impose pursuant to Chapters 455 and
489, Florida Statutes, and the rules promulgated thereunder.
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Signed this A4hhEe day of _ Pedduary , 2009,
A
By:
P ant General Counsel
Florida Bar No. 734853
Department of Business and
Professional Regulation
Office of the General Counsel
1940 N. Monroe Street, Ste. 42
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2202
(850) 488-0062 Telephone
(850) 414-6749 Facsimile
PCP Data: tek tea vA 44, 2009
SA/MK
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NOTICE OF RIGHTS
Respondent has the right to request a hearing to he
conducted in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57,
Florida Statutes, to be represented by counsel or other
qualified representative, to present evidence and argument, to
call and cross-examine witnesses and to have subpoenas and
subpoenas duces tecum issued on his or her behalf if a hearing
is requested. . Rule 28-106.111, Florida Administrative Code,
provides in part that if Respondent fails to request’ a hearing
within twenty-one (21) days. of receipt of an agency pleading,
Respondent waives the right to request a hearing on the facts
alleged.
NOTICE REGARDING ASSESSMENT OF COSTS
Respondent is placed on notice that Petitioner has incurred
costs related to the investigation and prosecution of this
matter. Pursuant to Section 455,227(3) (a), Florida Statutes,
the Board, or the Department when there is no Board, may assess
costs related to the investigation and prosecution of the case
excluding costs associated with an attorney's time, against the
Respondent in addition to any other discipline imposed.
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Docket for Case No: 09-002545
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Apr. 26, 2010 |
Agency Final Order filed.
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Mar. 15, 2010 |
Petitioner's Response to Exceptions filed.
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Mar. 15, 2010 |
Petitioner's Response to Exceptions (filed in Case No. 09-002545).
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Mar. 03, 2010 |
Letter to Ms. Toman from B.Carpenter and P.Henley regarding rights to submit exceptions to recommended order filed.
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Feb. 23, 2010 |
Recommended Order (hearing held January 22, 2010). CASE CLOSED.
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Feb. 23, 2010 |
Recommended Order cover letter identifying the hearing record referred to the Agency.
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Feb. 15, 2010 |
Petitioner's Proposed Recommended Order filed.
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Feb. 03, 2010 |
Transcript of Proceedings filed. |
Jan. 27, 2010 |
Affidavit of Alexandra Missan filed.
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Jan. 22, 2010 |
CASE STATUS: Hearing Held. |
Jan. 20, 2010 |
Petitioner's Motion for Official Recognition filed.
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Jan. 20, 2010 |
Petitioner's Witness List (filed in Case No. 09-002545).
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Jan. 20, 2010 |
Petitioner's Witness List filed.
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Jan. 20, 2010 |
Petitioner's Exhibit List (exhibits not attached) filed.
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Dec. 18, 2009 |
Order Granting Motion to Compel.
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Dec. 11, 2009 |
Petitioner's Amended Motion to Compel (signed) filed.
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Dec. 11, 2009 |
Petitioner's Motion to Compel (unsigned) filed.
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Nov. 16, 2009 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for January 22, 2010; 10:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Nov. 13, 2009 |
Agreed Motion for Continuance filed.
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Nov. 04, 2009 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for January 11, 2010; 10:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Nov. 04, 2009 |
Respondent's Motion for Continuance filed.
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Oct. 27, 2009 |
Petitioner's Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum filed.
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Oct. 23, 2009 |
Petitioner's Notice of Re-service of First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Oct. 23, 2009 |
Petitioner's Notice of Service of Corrected First Request for Admissions filed.
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Oct. 23, 2009 |
Petitioner's Corrected First Requests for Admission filed.
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Oct. 13, 2009 |
Order Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for November 20, 2009; 10:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Oct. 13, 2009 |
CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held. |
Oct. 06, 2009 |
Notice of Telephonic Pre-hearing Conference (set for October 13, 2009; 2:00 p.m.).
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Oct. 01, 2009 |
Petitioner's Unilateral Status Report filed.
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Sep. 02, 2009 |
Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by October 1, 2009).
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Sep. 01, 2009 |
Letter to Judge Hood from B. Carpenter and P. Henley regarding Respondent's Motion for Dismissal filed.
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Aug. 26, 2009 |
Petitioner's Motion for Continuance filed.
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Jul. 29, 2009 |
Petitioner's First Requests for Admission filed.
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Jul. 29, 2009 |
Petitioner's Notice of Service of First Request for Admissions filed.
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Jul. 29, 2009 |
Petitioner's Notice of Service of First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Jul. 13, 2009 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for September 18, 2009; 10:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Jul. 06, 2009 |
Agreed Motion for Continuance filed.
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May 27, 2009 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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May 27, 2009 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for August 7, 2009; 10:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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May 27, 2009 |
Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 09-2541 and 09-2545).
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May 26, 2009 |
Petitioner's Amended Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 26, 2009 |
Unilateral Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 14, 2009 |
Initial Order.
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May 14, 2009 |
Notice of Appearance (filed by M. Bolivar).
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May 14, 2009 |
Election of Rights filed.
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May 14, 2009 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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May 14, 2009 |
Agency referral
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Orders for Case No: 09-002545
Issue Date |
Document |
Summary |
Apr. 26, 2010 |
Agency Final Order
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Feb. 23, 2010 |
Recommended Order
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Both Respondents violated Sections 489.127(1)(f) and 489.531(1), Florida Statutes. Recommend a total administrative fine of $11,000 against each Respondent in addition to costs.
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